His constant America will be great because America is exceptional stance is grating and does little to help Americans prepare for the very same crises that the rest of the globe will face. Some fringe Republicans like the Author may wish it to happen but wishing is not proof. Nor is there any real sign that America is about to become some sort of hermit nation. It will come as news to most of the world that they have been protected by some invisible fleet of American warships keeping the pirate hoards at bay. That is a hugely flawed assumption which he does little to prove beyond he would like that to happen so it will. His whole premise is underpinned on the idea that American armed forces have patrolled a lawless globe since 1945 to maintain shipping lanes and global supply chains and now America is going to retreat within its borders and let the world descend back into chaos. However there are some elements that he takes as a given that are far from certain. This is a very interesting book forecasting what the author sees as the future based on hard data on things like population, food supply, energy etc. PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio. A world beginning. Zeihan brings listeners along for an illuminating (and a bit terrifying) ride packed with foresight, wit, and his trademark irreverence. Which means everything about our interconnected world-from how we manufacture products, to how we grow food, to how we keep the lights on, to how we shuttle stuff about, to how we pay for it all-is about to change.Ī world ending. The list of countries that make it all work is smaller than you think. In The End of the World Is Just the Beginning, author and geopolitical strategist Peter Zeihan maps out the next world: a world where countries or regions will have no choice but to make their own goods, grow their own food, secure their own energy, fight their own battles, and do it all with populations that are both shrinking and aging.

Billions of people have been fed and educated as the American-led trade system spread across the globe.Īll of this was artificial. American security policy forced warring nations to lay down their arms. Complex, innovative industries were created to satisfy American consumers. Globe-spanning supply chains are only possible with the protection of the U.S. Navy. The American dollar underpins internationalized energy and financial markets. Finally, we reached the point that almost anything you could ever want could be sent to your home within days-even hours-of when you decided you wanted it.Īmerica made that happen, but now America has lost interest in keeping it going. 2019 was the last great year for the world economy.įor generations, everything has been getting faster, better, and cheaper.

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